diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 3bf1c462eded..ad7decc3340a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2418,6 +2418,7 @@ void mmc_start_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 	host->rescan_disable = 0;
 	mmc_power_up(host);
 	mmc_detect_change(host, 0);
+	mmc_flush_scheduled_work();
 }
 
 void mmc_stop_host(struct mmc_host *host)